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Allentown, PA vs Manchester, NJ

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- Manchester is 0% more densely populated than Allentown.
- People are 27.9% more likely to be married in Manchester.
- The Median Age is 32.4 years older in Manchester.
 Allentown, PAManchester, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock44,780329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock64.338.4
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 Population - 2010118,040  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock38,928285,036,114
 Population - 1990105,090  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock548.693.4
 Land Area17.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Allentown, PAManchester, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock6.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock22.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock9.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Allentown, PAManchester, NJUnited States
 White29.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.4%12.2%
 Asian3.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Allentown, PAManchester, NJUnited States
 Married Population38.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.7%50.2%
 Never Married46.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.852.60
 Households45,195  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,78780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock65.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,255  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock3.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 10 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  More

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Reviews for Manchester    2 Reviews

The Sperling crime rating for Manchester Township, NJ is totally erroneous. The FBI crime stats show that on a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the national average, the  More

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My wife and I moved to Whiting, a village in Manchester Township, NJ, in 1998. What attracted us initially was the low cost of housing (for New Jersey). At that time,  More

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